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In the year 1965
508 Notable deaths
Guillermo González Camarena
Mexican engineer (1917–1965).
Born February 17th, 1917 in Guadalajara.
Died April 18th, 1965 at 48 years old in Amozoc de Mota (traffic collision).
Kodendera Subayya Thimayya
Indian chief of army staff (1906-1965).
Born March 30th, 1906 in Madikeri.
Died December 17th, 1965 at 59 years old in Cyprus (myocardial infarction).
Marie McDonald
Actress, singer (1923-1965).
Born July 6th, 1923 in Burgin.
Died October 21st, 1965 at 42 years old in Calabasas (drug overdose).
W. T. Cosgrave
Irish politician (1880-1965).
Born June 6th, 1880 in Dublin. [ref]
Died November 16th, 1965 at 85 years old in Dublin. [ref]
Wally Hammond
English cricket player (1903-1965).
Born June 19th, 1903 in Dover.
Died July 1st, 1965 at 62 years old in Kloof.
Nickolas Muray
American photographer and fencer (1892–1965).
Born February 15th, 1892 in Szeged.
Died November 2nd, 1965 at 73 years old in New York City.
Eduard Einstein
Second son of albert einstein and his first wife mileva marić.
Born July 28th, 1910 in Zürich.
Died October 25th, 1965 at 55 years old in Psychiatrische Universitätsklinik Zürich (stroke).
Taimur bin Faisal Al Said
Sultan of oman (1886-1965).
Born January 1st, 1886 in Muscat.
Died January 28th, 1965 at 79 years old in Mumbai.
Eleanor Farjeon
English children's writer.
Born February 13th, 1881 in London.
Died June 5th, 1965 at 84 years old in Hampstead.
Sonny Boy Williamson I
American blues musician (1914-1965).
Born March 30th, 1914 in Jackson. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1965 at 51 years old in Chicago. [ref]
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel